We will be contributing a slideshow of images and six-word stories to 6 Words on the Digital Life project
(select "Six Word Stories" from the menu on the left)
1. Go to the "6 Words Digital Life" presentation I've shared to you in your Google Docs
2. Add your image and six words about life in the digital age to our slideshow
Want to see what students did last year? Visit the Digital Nation - Your Stories page and click on the green frogs :)
Table of Contents
Monday, May 16
Watch each others' videos and leave comments!Tuesday, May 17
Take a look at last year's student summit.Create a script and slide for your 2-minute talk.
Don't forget to use CC images and include citations!
Monday, May 23
Our Student Summit!Tuesday, May 24
Watch and comment on the award-winning videos from the NetGenEd contestWednesday, May 25
Watch, read, and discuss Roger Ebert: Remaking my voiceThursday, May 26 - Friday, May 27
Six Words on the Digital Life
What's with the six words?
Six-Word Memoirs created by SMITH Magazine
Listen to Six-Word Memoirs: Life Stories Distilled (and click on link to see the gallery of illustrated six-word memoirs)
Six-Word Memoir book preview (3:02)
Six-Word Memoir book preview from SMITHmag on Vimeo.
Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure (2:33)
Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure from SMITHmag on Vimeo.
Here are some more Six-Word Memoirs for Teens --> Featured Entries - Most Favorited - Most Commented
The Assignment
We will be contributing a slideshow of images and six-word stories to 6 Words on the Digital Life project(select "Six Word Stories" from the menu on the left)
1. Go to the "6 Words Digital Life" presentation I've shared to you in your Google Docs
2. Add your image and six words about life in the digital age to our slideshow
Want to see what students did last year? Visit the Digital Nation - Your Stories page and click on the green frogs :)
Examples
For examples of how other people have responded to the 6 Words on the Digital Life project, go to the Digital Nation - Your Stories page, select "Six Word Stories" from the menu on the left, then float your cursor over an image to see the 6 words that go with itFind even more examples on the SMITH Magazine site: Six Words to a Digital Life and on Flickr's Your Digital Nation photostream
For more general 6 word examples, you can see how people have paired images with six-word stories on Flickr
Image Sources
Where can you find Creative Commons licensed images?Use the search portal on the CC website
Use the advanced options on a Google Image search to select for "Usage Rights"
Or try one of these other great sources for finding Copyright-Friendly Images
Additional Examples
The World of Six (a collection of videos exploring six-word memoirs)